Hello all--
I've been searching around CC, and I've noticed that several Harvard prospectives have posted this lovely "chance me" discussion. Since decisions are being released soon, I thought I might as well take a shot.
Here we go:
1st generation Turkish-American/Muslim (fluent in Turkish)
1st generation college student
SATs: 1430 (Math 740, CR 690)
GPA Weighted: 100.32
Percentile: Top 10% of class
Principal's Award for Excellence
Summa Cum Laude Honors
National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society
EC's:
President of Speech and Debate (county champion in Declamation and OI, qualified for both states and nationals (CFL league))
Senior school newspaper journalist (& media network)
Attorney on Mock Trial Team
Astronomy Club
Student Council (Pres. freshman year, representative for all four years)
Book Club
Drama Club
National Academy of Future Medical Physicians Conference
Music Related EC's:
Liturgical Music (I am a flautist; I play for school masses, etc.)
School Musical Pit Orchestra: Flute for Footloose, Reed I for the Little Mermaid
Student Director of the Wind Ensemble, Section Leader, Principal Flautist
NYSSMA All-State Audition: 99/100: Flute
NYSCAME All-County Band
(I sent in a flute solo supplemental--both all-state level solos)
Employment:
I work for various theaters for their pit orchestras. I have done both flute and reed books; reed books include piccolo, flute, clarinet, and saxophone. I am also a private flute teacher.
Community/In School Service:
Hospital Service: I volunteer on the maternity floor weekly and have served as a big help, ranging from tending to a patient's needs to translating Turkish when a translator is not available.
Big Brother/Big Sister Program: A school run program (somewhat like a mentorship) to help the incoming freshman class get acquainted with the school. I have served as a Core Leader, which is the upper level of the program.
NHS Homework Help: Tutoring students weekly on their homework, projects, etc.
Catholic Charities Variety Show: A program to help men and women with disabilities; we choreograph dances for a recital in the winter.
Boy Scouts Street Fair: Yearly/volunteer via my town; help set up booths, make sure event goes smoothy.
South Pacific: >60 hours; Played flute book for local theater
Total AP's: 10 (History: Euro, US, Economics, Gov/Science: Physics 1, Chemistry, Biology/English: Lit&Lang/Math: Calc AB)
Essay: I guess this is where I am strongest in my application. My father passed away when I was six years old, and ever since that day, I have made a promise that I would not let anyone lose a family member due to medical malpractice. I aspire to be a cardiothoracic surgeon, and change the face of medicine. As the daughter of two immigrants, my father's death impacted my immediate family greatly; we had little financial stability, and the prospect of moving to Turkey to be supported by my family was very likely. My mother decided to stay in the States and rough it through because the education system in America is far better than in Turkey; she knew I would have a better shot at getting into a good university here.
Misc:
Financial Bracket: >$40k
State: NY
Gender: F
Concentration: Biochemistry/psychology
Colleges I'm Applying To: Boston University, Northeastern University, Columbia University, Yale, Boston College, Tufts, Binghamton, Stony Brook, etc.
Thanks!
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